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TIFF’s 51st edition reveals 64 Gala and Special Presentations titles, including 30 world premieres from Anton Corbijn, John Madden, Chris Rock, and Peter Farrelly’s Sylvester Stallone biopic I Play Rocky; the festival runs Sept. 10–20, opens with Siân Heder’s Being Heumann and closes with Yan Lanouette Turgeon’s Villeneuve: The Rise of a Legend, plus the launch of a new TIFF festival sales market.
Anthony Ippolito stars as Sylvester Stallone in the biographical drama I Play Rocky, a behind-the-scenes look at how Stallone fought to get Rocky made for under $1 million. The cast includes Stephan James, AnnaSophia Robb, Matt Dillon, Toby Kebbell and more, with Peter Farrelly directing for Amazon MGM. The film chronicles Stallone’s drive to become Rocky Balboa, and opens in theaters this November.
Deadline previews I Play Rocky, a Peter Farrelly‑directed meta‑film in which Anthony Ippolito plays a Sylvester Stallone–like hopeful who insists only he should portray Rocky Balboa; the cast also includes Matt Dillon and AnnaSophia Robb, with footage shown at CinemaCon and Cannes, and Amazon MGM Studios has set a limited awards‑season release for November 6, 2026.
Peter Farrelly’s I Play Rocky, a drama about the making of Rocky Balboa, stars Anthony Ippolito as a young Sylvester Stallone and opens with a limited release on Nov. 13, 2026 before expanding nationwide on Nov. 20, 2026 to coincide with Rocky’s 50th anniversary; the Amazon MGM Studios project also features Matt Dillon, AnnaSophia Robb and other cast members.